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1. A military honor guard begins rehearsals at California's St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. That's where President Gerald Ford will be honored with a prayer service ahead of his state funeral at the US Capitol.
2. After a procession to the streets of Harlem, the body of music legend James Brown arrives at New York's Apollo Theater for a public viewing and private memorial.
3. Two years after an unsuccessful bid for a VP, former North Carolina Senator John Edwards announces his plans to run for president in 2008.
4. And after more than 5 years of testing, the Food and Drug Administration says cloned animals are safe to eat. The study found cloned livestock is virtually indistinguishable from conventional livestock
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. honor guard : N-SING
An honor guard is a group of troops who formally greet or accompany someone special such as a visiting head of state.(AM; In BRIT use guard of honour)
2. episcopal : ADJ
Episcopal means relating to a branch of the Anglican Church (英国国教/美国圣公会) in Scotland and the USA.
3. procession : N-COUNT
A procession is a group of people who are walking, riding, or driving in a line as part of a public event.
4. livestock : N-UNCOUNT-COLL
Animals such as cattle and sheep which are kept on a farm are referred to as livestock.
5. indistinguishable : ADJ
If one thing is indistinguishable from another, the two things are so similar that it is difficult to know which is which.
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